Tako Tsubo

Synopsis

Mr. Ham decides to have his heart removed in order to be relieved of his complicated feelings. The doctor assures him that this is no problem at all in this day and age. Thoughtfully inclined, however, Ham keeps his heart for a while after the removal, perhaps to understand it better after all. "Tako Tsubo"* is an animated, surrealistic reflection on how to deal with feelings in a meritocracy.

*Tako Tsubo, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, is a rare, acute-onset and often severe dysfunction of the heart muscle, similar to that of a heart attack, and usually results from extraordinary emotional or physical stress.

The film was screened at the Berlinale 2023.

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Fanny Sorgo is a writer and director born in Korneuburg, Austria in 1993 and grown in Vienna. Between 2012 and 2016, she studied dramatic writing at the Berlin University of the Arts where she also took a master’s in narrative film from 2016 to 2018. Having successfully completed both degrees, she has worked internationally as a transdisciplinary artist in text, film, music and performance, including being commissioned to write a libretto for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 2023, she released her first tracks as a musician as well as being awarded a drama scholarship by the City of Vienna.